November 2018

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Bluffton University will host a concert featuring its Jazz Ensemble and Gospel Choir at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, in Yoder Recital Hall. The performance is free and open to the public; a free-will offering will be taken during intermission for music scholarships.

BHS Drama Club's fall production is Nov. 9-10

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The cast is announced for the Bluffton High School Drama Club’s November product “Free Ice Cream,” according to Kevin Gratz, director.

Cast members:
• Derek Swartzlander, Caleb Mikesell, Arielle O’Neal, Ashley Eachus, Tayler Nowak,

• Ana Neufeld Weaver, Mara Drue Minnig, Annalise Nisly, Mack Burner, Neil Metzger,

• Kaitlynn Rieman, Sophia Gott, Allison Burghaze, Shyanne Mortimer, Amelia Mitchell,

• Lauren Conrad, Melina Meza, Mason Ault, Tanner Pinks, Hannah Yost, Seth Andreas,

Three new board members appointed

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The Bluffton University Board of Trustees approved the next step in project development for a new science building, granted emeritus status to a retired professor and accepted four new endowed scholarships during their October 2018 board meeting.
 

5 to 9 p.m. on Friday downtown Findlay

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Several residents of Maple Crest Senior Living Village and Mennonite Memorial Home Cottages are exhibiting artwork during downtown Findlay’s ArtWalk. 

The semi-annual event will take place on Friday, Nov. 2, from 5-9 p.m. throughout the downtown area.  The Findlay Art League and The Jones Building Artists are featured stops during the evening.

Robert Hower, Judy Rodabaugh and Nancy Williamson, Maple Crest, and Della Salter and Rhody Hartman, Mennonite Cottages, are showcasing their art in Studio 18 in The Jones Building, 400-1/2 S. Main Street. 

2017 was the deadliest in a decade for pedestrians in Ohio

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With this week’s time change on Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2 a.m., Ohioans will gain an extra hour of sleep. It also means it is getting darker even earlier, reducing visibility and making it more important than ever for motorists to watch out for pedestrians during evening commutes, especially in residential areas and near school, according to Shelly Miller of MOVE Safe Allen County.

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), along with local safety officials, is reminding motorists about the importance of pedestrian safety with the upcoming time change.

Part 2 - interview with Sally Weaver Sommer

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By Liz Gordon-Hancock
This is Part Two of a two-part series on composting.

In Part One of this series, Wendy Chappell-Dick covered the practicalities of creating and maintaining your own compost pile.

Whether you're an avid gardener or an environmentally conscientious soul, there are many benefits to composting.

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Willard "Will" K. Brewster, 79, died Nov. 1, 2018, at Bluffton Hospital. Will was born July 13, 1939, in Monticello, Kentucky, to the late Clarence and Mary (Troxel) Brewster. On July 2, 1960 he married Janice Triplehorn Brewster who survives.

Will graduated from Cory-Rawson High School and served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne.  He worked at the Lima Ford Engine Plant and was a farmer. 

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Bluffton Senior Citizen's Center Christmas garage sale takes place later this month, according to Tonya Meyer, center director.

The sale, at the Center, 132 N. Main St., takes place Friday Nov. 9, from 9 a.m. -5 p.m., and Saturday Nov. 10, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

"Decorations, trees, ornaments, crafts, lights, angels, Santas, snowmen and more will be available," said Meyer. "It will include everything you need to get ready for the holidays."

Get your holiday shopping done while benefiting your library and community!

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It's that time again! Bluffton Public Library's annual Holiday Gift Silent Auction begins Nov. 1 at 9:30 a.m. and continues through Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. This is a wonderful way to get your holiday shopping done all while benefiting your library and its community.

Faces Transylvania on Saturday

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The Bluffton University volleyball team snapped a string of three straight setbacks when it dispatched Hanover College in three sets (26-24, 25-17, 25-21) on Wednesday, Oct. 31.

With the victory over the Panthers, Bluffton is back in familiar territory as the Beavers return to the Heartland Conference semi-final round for the sixth straight season.

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